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- **Event**: Substrate Hackathon in Hangzhou, China on December 19-20, 2020.
- **Participants**: 80-100 Substrate developers, project managers, designers, and blockchain enthusiasts.
- **Workshops**: 10 online workshops on Substrate and Polkadot ecosystem, livestreamed on Bilibili.
- **Judges and Mentors**: 20 experts from various blockchain projects.
- **Prizes**: 3000 DOT (1500 DOT for prizes, 1500 DOT for operational costs).
- **Projects**: Hacker projects and bounties will be posted on HackerLink.
- **Organizer**: DoraHacks, a global hacker community known for organizing large-scale hackathons.
- **HackerLink**: A platform for Chinese developers to engage with blockchain projects through bounties, grants, and hackathons.

Awarded

Substrate Hackathon @ Hangzhou, China on Dec.19-20, 2020

### LocalKSM.com Second Milestone Proposal

- **Project**: LocalKSM.com
- **Milestone**: Second milestone proposal
- **Previous Report**: [Milestone 1 Report](https://drive.google.com/open?id=174du6m0a2M5KDgFJuzd2cYkk33JZOTkg)
- **Original Proposal**: [Original Proposal](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wnanNcaSnv0ygLE2HDXWgzDUpbmEIhfb/view?usp=sharing)
- **Announcements**: 
  - Polkassembly: [Motion 129](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/129)
  - Riot: [Matrix Chat](https://matrix.to/#/!QXMnIJzxlnVrvRzhUA:matrix.parity.io/$5LW4ulS1mssRdZk3FogQsVOjqP1koK3dm1MiVTadVQA?via=matrix.parity.io&via=matrix.org&via=web3.foundation)
- **Acknowledgment**: Thanks for continued support!

Milestone 2 - Creation of LocalKSM.com apps implementing Air Protocol for censorship resistant non custodial p2p exchange.

- Kusama Wallet is a mobile app for iOS and Android.
- It helps Kusama users manage their accounts, tokens, staking, and network decisions.
- The first step is to design how the app looks and works.
- Later steps will add all the main features.
- You can see more details about the project [here](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I-Zpmk65RLWqin2ux1EX64bzakbdnUEU).

Kusama Wallet

- A new Twitter account, [PolkadotComics](https://twitter.com/PolkadotComics), has been created for Polkadot enthusiasts.
- The account aims to create tutorials and promote Polkadot on social media.
- The tutorials will be in a unique format to attract new users.
- The goal is to educate newcomers and expand the Polkadot community.
- The account will keep the community updated with news and educational materials.
- A proposal has been made to support this initiative.
- More information about the proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V7pIckoAAOcbs_M37UmCMGsVbS9PTV-vDCmB0gBOAZ4/edit?usp=sharing).

Rejected

Proposal - Polkadot Comics

### Non-Custodial P2P Trading for KSM Proposal

- **Proposal Overview**: This proposal aims to develop a non-custodial peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform for KSM tokens.
- **Milestone 1**: The first milestone has been completed, and the reference implementation is available on GitHub.
- **Milestone 2**: This treasury proposal is for the second milestone, which will further develop the platform.
- **Details**: More information about the proposal can be found in the provided Google Docs link.
- **Community Discussion**: The proposal has been discussed on Commonwealth, a platform for community engagement.
- **Original Announcement**: The proposal was initially announced in the Kusama Riot chat.
- **Objective**: The goal is to contribute to the Kusama ecosystem by enhancing trading capabilities.

Treasury Proposal - Non-Custodial P2P Trading for KSM (milestone 2)

### Summary of the Proposal

- **New Proposal**: A standalone solution for wallets, parachains, and exchanges, designed for specific user groups like "grandma."
- **Demo**: A demo of the completed Milestone 1 is available [here](https://nomination.usetech.com/#/Nomination).
- **Documents**: The new proposal, demo, and code are detailed in the following links:
  - [New Proposal Document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DpSEm3YlKVwRqiGymk1LooB3sck9RBXqN2rkVR_p6Wo/edit?usp=sharing)
  - [New Presentation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SO1-Sf-mvGwOZfgzDC70WVDfBx212lHZclWfSk_EPHo/edit?usp=sharing)
  - [Code Repository](https://github.com/usetech-llc/apps/tree/staking-clear)
- **Original Proposal**: The original proposal included Nomination scenarios for beginners and advanced strategies, with Milestones 1 and 2 already implemented.
- **Treasury Proposal**: The first Treasury Proposal (#19) for Milestone 1 was completed and reviewed, with plans to address remaining issues during Milestone 2.
- **Approval**: The proposal received soft approval from several Council Members after its initial presentation on April 10 in the Kusama Direction Riot Channel.

KSM Simple Nomination Treasury Proposal

### Summary

- **Abstract**: Ongoing costs for supporting Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase Alpha networks on BlastAPI (https://blastapi.io) are requested quarterly. For Q1 2024, the period is from January 1 to March 31, 2024.

- **Motivation**: BlastAPI provides easy, fast, and reliable access to high-performance HTTP and WSS APIs for Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase Alpha networks, allowing developers to focus on application development without infrastructure concerns.

- **Project Overview**: BlastAPI, by Bware Labs, aims to solve Web3 infrastructure issues like reliability and latency using geographically distributed third-party nodes. The platform offers a multi-region architecture with optimal routing mechanisms.

- **Rationale**: Supporting these networks on BlastAPI reduces developers' infrastructure costs and outage risks by bypassing the need to run their own infrastructure.

- **Overall Cost**: The total cost for Q1 2024 is $13,500, payable 60% in GLMR (Moonbeam Network) and 40% in MOVR (Moonriver). The costs translate to 18,750 GLMR and 208.9 MOVR.

- **Use of Treasury Funds**: Funds will cover infrastructure and maintenance costs for Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase Alpha nodes from January 1 to March 31, 2024.

- **Specifications**: BlastAPI supports Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase Alpha networks with services like RPC and Websockets APIs, 99.9% service availability, 24/7 monitoring, and multi-region node hosting.

- **Public APIs**: Available at https://moonbeam.public.blastapi.io, https://moonriver.public.blastapi.io, and https://moonbase-alpha.public.blastapi.io.

- **Dedicated APIs**: Available at https://blastapi.io.

- **Blast API Usage Report for Q4 2023**: Available at [Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p8ymYwTTKB6P--qWskgdPx9ycQaifrnD/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111786718258900202728&rtpof=true&sd=true).

- **Forum Proposal Discussion**: Available at [Moonbeam Forum](https://forum.moonbeam.network/t/proposal-xx-blast-support-for-moonbeam-moonriver-and-moonbase-alpha-q1-2024/1447).

Blast support for Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase alpha (Q1 2024)

UnitedBloc RPC Services - Q1 Funding

### Summary of Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase Alpha Support on BlastAPI

- **Objective**: Provide ongoing support for Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase Alpha networks on BlastAPI from July 1 to December 31, 2023.
- **Motivation**: Ensure easy and reliable access to high-performance APIs, allowing developers to focus on application development without infrastructure concerns.
- **Cost**: $4,500 per month, totaling $27,000 for Q3 & Q4 2023, payable 80% in GLMR and 20% in MOVR.
- **Services**: Includes RPC and Websockets APIs, 99.9% service availability, 24/7 monitoring, and multi-region support.
- **Usage**: Offers 12 million API calls per month for free, with a total supported traffic of 3,700 calls per second per region.
- **Team**: Managed by Bware Labs, a team with experience in both Web3 and Web2 projects.
- **Public APIs**: Available for Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase Alpha networks.
- **Forum Discussion**: Proposal is discussed on the Moonbeam forum.

Blast support for Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase alpha (Q3 & Q4 2023)

UnitedBloc RPC Services - Q4 Funding

- **Polkadot and Kusama** are blockchain projects designed to be developer-friendly and technically advanced.
- **End-users** often struggle with technical aspects like wallet setup and security, hindering mainstream adoption.
- **LocalCoinSwap** aims to simplify cryptocurrency buying and selling, making it accessible to non-technical users.
- The platform uses decentralized technology like non-custodial wallets and smart contracts to ensure security.
- **Global Reach** includes regions like Latin America and Africa, where traditional exchanges are limited.
- **Future Plans** include adding support for KSM and DOT trading in local fiat currencies worldwide.
- The goal is to create a **user-friendly, decentralized fiat on-ramp** for Polkadot and Kusama, boosting their adoption.
- **Vendor Opportunities** will allow users to create businesses providing liquidity and trading KSM.

On chain treasury proposal - Non-custodial P2P trading for KSM

- Jorge Ruiz leads the Air Protocol team and proposes the creation of localKSM, a P2P exchange app for KSM tokens.
- The app will allow users to buy or sell KSM at specified rates using their preferred payment methods.
- The Air Protocol is blockchain-agnostic and aims to support KSM and potentially DOT in the future.
- Ruiz previously co-founded Airtm, a digital P2P dollar platform, and left to create the Air Protocol.
- The team is enthusiastic about Polkadot and Kusama, planning to develop a stateful layer chain as a Parachain on Polkadot.
- They welcome community feedback on the proposal and interest in the project.
- The proposal can be viewed via IPFS links and a Google Drive file.

 Creation of LocalKSM.com apps (iOS and Android) implementing Air Protocol for censorship resistant non custodial p2p exchange.

Fund the Society (executed) 

On chain treasury proposal

### Moonriver Network Infrastructure Costs (April-June 2023)

- **Cost Overview**: The proposal seeks funds to cover infrastructure costs for Moonriver, Moonbeam, and Moonbase Alpha networks from April to June 2023. Total costs are 3,081.3435 MOVR (USD$17,145.17) and 100,215.4235 GLMR (USD$25,543.41).

- **Motivation**: The goal is to reduce the cost and complexity of accessing secure nodes for new dApps on the Moonbeam network.

- **Service Provider**: [OnFinality](https://onfinality.io/) offers shared node API services, supporting the Polkadot/Substrate community.

- **Infrastructure Details**: OnFinality uses a multi-cloud, multi-region setup for high performance, reliability, and scalability.

- **Service Enhancements**: Recent improvements include the Trace API for better dApp visibility, geographical insights, and support for new networks.

- **Uptime**: The service has achieved 100%, 99.59%, and 100% uptime for Moonriver, Moonbeam, and Moonbase Alpha respectively.

- **Proposals**: Full proposals are available for review, and once approved, they will be submitted on-chain.

OnFinality High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q2 2023)

### Moonbeam Multisig Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Join the Moonbeam treasury program to support the Moonbeam Multisig (a fork of Gnosis Safe).
- **Purpose**: Convert GLMR tokens into productive hours to cover infrastructure costs and incentivize the team.
- **Team**: Experienced in blockchain and DevOps, with past work on Gnosis Safe.
- **Benefits**: Enhances security and usability for asset management on Moonbeam.
- **Cost**: $45,600 for 6 months, split between GLMR and MOVR tokens.
- **Use of Funds**: Covers infrastructure, support, and optimization of the Multisig.
- **Implementation**: Ongoing maintenance and updates to ensure compatibility and security.
- **Application**: Requests funding from the Moonbeam treasury for the project.

Moonbeam Multisig support and optimization for Moonbeam, Moonriver and Moonbase

### Summary

- **Proposal**: Revamp of stakeglmr.com and stakemovr.com to improve flexibility, expandability, and future-proof design.
- **Motivation**: Current code base is difficult to maintain and expand, leading to a need for a new system.
- **New Features**: Faster load times, improved user experience, advanced staking interface, and multiple wallet integration.
- **Cost-Effective Design**: Two-layer approach for API durability and near-real-time performance at lower operational cost.
- **Team**: Two senior developers with expertise in backend and frontend development.
- **Value to Ecosystem**: Simplified user experience, better staking efficiency, and improved network security.
- **Cost**: $44,800 for two senior developers over 4 months, split between Moonbeam and Moonriver treasuries.

V2 of stakemovr.com and stakeglmr.com

### Summary of Moonriver Network Infrastructure Costs (Q1 2023)

- **Proponent:** 0xf1cCF19F71D820dB4cd1263516a958D3E6272021
- **Date:** 11th April 2023
- **Requested Amount:** 1,764.6164 MOVR
- **Description:** Ongoing costs for running high-performance infrastructure for the Moonriver network from January 1 to March 31, 2023.

#### Service Enhancements:
- **Stability Improvements:** Enhanced Ultimate API service for better scalability and reliability.
- **Geolocation Insights:** Provided statistics on community locations to aid infrastructure expansion.
- **Auto Expand Storage:** Automatically increased node storage to prevent downtime.
- **Partnerships:** Collaborated with POKT network to attract more developers.
- **Support for New Networks:** Added support for multiple new networks, including Ajuna, Unique, Clover, and others.
- **Cost Details:** Total costs for Q1 2023 were $15,013.03, equivalent to 1,764.6164 MOVR.

OnFinality: High Performance Public Infrastructure (2023, Q1)

- BlastAPI provides high-performance HTTP and WSS APIs for Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase alpha networks.
- The service aims to help developers focus on app development without managing infrastructure.
- Blast uses a multi-region architecture to ensure reliability and low latency.
- The cost for the first quarter of 2023 is $24,000, payable in GLMR and MOVR tokens.
- Funds will be used to maintain and support the networks from January to March 2023.
- Blast offers 24/7 monitoring, on-call support, and geo-load balancing for optimal performance.
- Public APIs are available for free with certain usage limits.
- Blast has been supporting these networks since June 2021.

Blast support for Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase alpha (Jan-Mar 2023)

### Web3Go Proposal for Moonbeam and Moonriver Data Analytics

- **Objective**: Continue data analytics for Moonbeam and Moonriver using Web3Go's stream data processing system.
- **Motivation**: Moonbeam and Moonriver lack a data analytics platform, making it hard for users to access and view data. Web3Go fills this gap.
- **Services Provided**: Web3Go has developed dashboards for Moonbeam and Moonriver, including network overviews and staking/unstaking websites.
- **Team Experience**: Web3Go has been developing data tools for over 2 years and recently expanded its team from 8 to 15 members.
- **Rationale**: Web3Go is the preferred choice for data review and usage in the Moonbeam ecosystem but needs more resources to offer customized services.
- **Cost**: The proposal seeks $30,000 equivalent in GLMR or MOVR for server and engineer costs over three months (April to June 2023).
- **Deliverables**: Plans to deliver dashboards for Moonriver, inflation, and dApp activity for both networks.
- **Implementation**: Involves setting up archive nodes, indexing data, database maintenance, and data visualization.

Web3Go Data Analytics service for Moonbeam and Moonriver of Q2 2023

Polkassembly OpenGov development

- **Project**: OnFinality provides infrastructure for the Moonriver network from November 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.
- **Motivation**: The goal is to make it easier and cheaper for developers to access Moonbeam Networks by offering shared node API services.
- **Cost Reduction**: Significant reductions in monthly costs were achieved through advanced caching and rate limiting strategies.
- **Total Costs**: The proposal covers 1,638.3401 MOVR for Moonriver and 55,154.2135 GLMR for Moonbeam and Moonbase Alpha Networks.
- **Use of Funds**: Treasury funds will be used to pay for infrastructure resources during the specified period.
- **Team**: OnFinality is a SaaS platform supporting the Polkadot/Substrate community, aiming to help blockchain developers focus on building dApps.
- **Proposals**: Detailed proposals can be found in the provided Google Docs link.
- **Discussion**: The forum discussion about the proposal is available on the Moonbeam Foundation forum.

OnFinality High Performance Public Infrastructure (Nov - Dec 2022)

### Moonriver Network Infrastructure Proposal Summary

- **Objective**: Fund ongoing costs for high-performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for the Moonriver network from August 1, 2022, to October 31, 2022.
- **Motivation**: Reduce the barriers to accessing the Moonbeam Networks by providing shared node API services, minimizing startup costs and infrastructure expenses.
- **Provider**: [OnFinality](https://onfinality.io/), a SaaS platform supporting the Polkadot/Substrate community with core infrastructure services.
- **Cost**: Total outstanding costs for Moonbeam Networks are 3,024.09 MOVR.
- **Use of Funds**: To cover resource and infrastructure expenses for the service period.
- **Infrastructure**: Includes API endpoints for Moonbeam and Moonriver networks, hosted on a multi-cloud, multi-region landscape for performance and reliability.
- **Enhancements**: Recent improvements include API Insights, cost optimizations, new API plans, support for Alibaba Cloud, and enhanced health metric tools.
- **Performance**: Achieved 99.99% uptime for Moonbeam and Moonriver networks.

Treasury Proposals